despite that, anna shapiro gave an interview to a newspaper in which she said she had been poisoned onn. police are investigating, and sources say the possibility this was a hoax is a likely line of inquiry. we have also found out that alex king was involved in a widely publicised incident in 2006, when he talked his way onto a reception line at a film premiere and ended up shaking the hand of the prince of wales. he said he did it for a bet. there is going to bea he did it for a bet. there is going to be a police investigation, after all salisbury is trying to put the novichok poisonings behind it, and this didn't help. . the united states says it's ready to re—start talks with north korea over its nuclear weapons programme following commitments made by its leader, kimjong—un. at a summit in pyongyang, mr kim promised his south korean counterpart he'd permanently close a missile launch facility overseen by international experts. 0ur correspondent laura bicker reports from seoul. pyongyang's games are meant to awe and inspire. usually, it's because of their elaborate routines. but toni

alex king and his wife anna shapiro were admitted to hospital and later discharged.tigating. sources have told us that one potential line of enquiry is likely to be that this was a hoax. we also found out that alex king was involved in a well—publicised incident in 2016. he gave interviews about it. he said that he talked his way onto a reception line at a film premiere and ended up shaking the hand of the prince of wales. he said he did it for a bet. now, salisbury is attempting to put the novichok poisonings behind it and this didn't help. it caused a major police incident, a major medical response, the road had to be cordoned off, and all of that makes getting over what happened earlier in the year here, a little bit harder. tom symonds reporting from salisbury. labour is proposing a major overhaul of the way the gambling industry is regulated. it says that a future labour government would ban tv advertising during live sporting events, introduce a levy on all gambling operators and end credit card betting. the advertising association has expressed concern that a

alex king and his wife, anna shapiro were admitted to hospital and later discharged.ned off when a couple, anna shapiro and alex king, appeared to be taken seriously unwell. she is russian and that caused some concerns for people sitting in the restaurant nearby, and he spent a few days in hospital. but we understand that tests have found no evidence of any poisoning. despite that, anna shapiro gave an interview to the sun newspaper in which she said she had been poisoned on the orders of russia‘s president putin. the police are now investigating. sources have told us that one potential line of enquiry is likely to be that this was a hoax. we also found out that alex king was involved in a well—publicised incident in 2016. he gave interviews about it. he said that he talked his way onto a reception line at a film premiere and ended up shaking the hand of the prince of wales. he said he did it for a bet. now, salisbury is attempting to put the novichok poisonings behind it and this didn‘t help. it caused a major police incident, a major medical response, the road had t

anna shapiro and her husband alex king sparked a major incident when they said they had become ill atin the city on sunday. ms shapiro's lawyers said labelling it a hoax was "media speculation". the church of england has decided not to get involved in a buyout of the pay day lender wonga, which has gone into administration. informal talks between the church and potential investors have taken place during the week. five years ago, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, vowed to put wonga out of business. the supermarket chain co—op is scrapping plastic carrier bags from 1,400 of its uk shops today, and replacing them with a compostable version. it's the latest retailer to cut down after the government laid out plans to eradicate all avoidable plastic waste in britain within 25 years, as emma simpson reports. plastic waste — we're drowning in it. around a million tonnes of plastic is generated by uk supermarkets every year, and they've been coming up with a host of measures to try to stem the tide. take iceland, where plastic packaging is on the way out. from fruit and veg to plast

anna shapiro and her husband alex king sparked a major incident when they said they had become ill atant in the city on sunday. ms shapiro's lawyers said labelling it a hoax was media speculation. the supermarket chain co—op is scrapping plastic carrier bags from 1,400 of its uk shops today, and replacing them with a compostable version. it's the latest retailer to cut down after the government laid out plans to eradicate all avoidable plastic waste in britain within 25 years, as emma simpson reports. plastic waste — we're drowning in it. around a million tons of plastic is generated by uk supermarkets every year, and they've been coming up with a host of measures to try to stem the tide. take iceland, where plastic packaging is on the way out. from fruit and veg to plastic dishes for ready meals. all its own branded products will have paper or biodegradable packaging within five years. at morrisons, you can take your own container when you buy meat and fish, and there are now paper bags, not plastic, for loose fruit and veg. black plastic is difficult to recycle, but asda has replace

the emergency services declared a major incident, after alex king and his wife, anna shapiro, were apparentlyscharged. police say the so—called croydon cat killer doesn't exist. the metropolitan police began an investigation three years ago, after several reports of mutilated cats being found. 25 postmortem examinations were carried out, but no evidence was found of "human involvement". scotland yard now says the injuries were likely to be "the result of predation or scavenging by wildlife on cats, killed in vehicle collisions." a total ban on advertisements for gambling during live sporting events is being proposed by the labour party, as a way to combat addiction. the party's deputy leader, tom watson, says problem gambling has now become "a public health emergency". our sports correspondent richard conway has more. voice over: think fast, act faster, in play. you can watch it and you can get involved in it. it matters more when there's money on it — that's the message gambling companies often sell to viewers of live sport, but labour are concerned problem gambling has become a public healt

alex king and his wife, anna shapiro, were admitted to hospital and later discharged.appened just six months after a nerve agent attack in the city. police sources said until the man had been spoken to, they can't rule anything out. a huge clean—up operation is under way after storm ali battered parts of the uk with winds of up to 100mph. two people died and thousands of homes were without power and lorries overturned during the severe winds. the met office has warned of a chance of injuries and danger to life as high winds threaten to blow tiles from roofs and fell trees. labour is proposing a major overhaul of the way the gambling industry is regulated. it says that a future labour government would ban tv advertising during live sporting events, introduce a levy on all gambling operators and an end to credit card betting. the advertising association has expressed concern that a ban will make live sports more expensive and less accessible. council bosses in england say the worst is yet to come in cuts to services, as the government further reduces local authority fund

the two people that supposedly taken ill were alex king and his wife anna shapiro.es and salisbury itself where people will i think be forgiven for having rather lost their sense of humour. use that familiar scenes of course, this is just what they don't need —— of course you said familiar scenes. yes, let's not forget that poisoning backin yes, let's not forget that poisoning back in march and another very serious incident in june back in march and another very serious incident injune in amesbury in which one person died and all had come into contact with the same nerve agent, novichok. earlierthis month the two main suspects in the poisoning case told russian state tv they were just here as forest, they we re they were just here as forest, they were here to enjoy the world—famous cathedral —— here as tourists. you can understand why people took what happened here on sunday so seriously. salisbury district hospital have said that while nerve agents were definitely not involved this time it was still clearly very stressful for staff, and salisbury mpjohn stressful f